After reading Chief Best’s shockingly smug letter to City Council in response to @DecrimSeattle and @KCEquityNow‘s #DefundSPD movement, we couldn’t sit idly by and let her normalize her lies any longer. We appreciate the sacrifices Chief Best has made as…
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Petition Awaits Ruling from King County Judge
The court will now weigh the filings from both sides. If it rules in favor of the recall petition, that will start the clock on a 180-day signature gathering period. If enough verified paper signatures are collected within that 180-day…
Bertha Landes: America’s First Female Mayor
Bertha Ethel Knight Landes was the first female mayor of a major American city, serving as mayor of Seattle from 1926 to 1928. After years of civic activism, primarily with women’s organizations, she was elected to the Seattle City Council…
SPD Union Boss Violates Election Law
UPDATE: Two More SPD Officers Accused of Breaking Election Law By Using Non-Residential Voting Addresses Looks like a handful of Seattle Police Department officers — including Seattle Police Officers Guild President and local Doritos enthusiast Mike Solan — appear to…
Daddy Durkan
Martin James Durkan Sr. (June 30, 1923 – May 29, 2005) was an American politician from the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1957 to 1959 and in the State Senate from 1959 to…
2000s Seattle Corruption Timeline
This timeline is evolving daily. If you have a news article you’d like to contribute, please let us know here. Late-90s November 4th, 1997: Voters elect Paul Schell as mayor of the City of Seattle on November 4, 1997 December…